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1. At number 9 in the gruesome top 100 was "Achy Breaky Heart", a hit in 1992. Who was responsible for this little gem?
2. A cover version of "Against All Odds" managed to make the number 16 position in the top 100. Which singer and band did the dirty deed?
3. The song "Barbie Girl" was deemed bad enough to make the top 10 on the list. Claus, Soren, Rene and Lene were better known as who?
4. Middle Of The Road came in at number 62 in the horrid 100, with "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep". Where did the band come from?
5. The oddly titled "Dick-A-Dum-Dum (Kings Road)" was voted as the 52nd worst pop record. Who sang this jolly little number?
6. Even singers like Michael Jackson made records which have not stood the test of time. Which of Michael's hits came in at number 23 on the list?
7. Lindisfarne re-recorded their classic "Fog On The Tyne" song in 1990, gaining themselves a number two hit single in the process. Time has not been kind to them however, and the song was voted in at 43 on the list of most hated records. Who joined Lindisfarne on that re-issue?
8. Once people found out that Milli Vanilli did not actually sing on their hits, they stopped buying their records. Which song by the hapless duo got itself a mention at number 53 in the dastardly 100?
9. "It's too wet!". "It's too soppy!". "That video!" were just a few of the comments directed towards a song called "Hello". It was actually a number one hit back in 1984 for whom?
10. Kylie Minogue was not always considered the "Princess Of Pop". Her first hit, "I Should Be So Lucky" was a huge number one for her in 1988. It's now on the list of the woeful 100. Did the recording of "Especially For You", her hit with Jason Donovan, also get a mention as one of the worst pop records of all time?
11. "Just Say No" trilled the cast of the children's drama "Grange Hill" in 1986. Seventeen years later the public said "And just say no to terrible records" and put this at number 39 in the grim 100. But just what were the young cast saying no to back then?
12. Little Jimmy Osmond told us he would be our "Long Haired Lover From Liverpool" way back in 1972. We have all got long memories however, and put Little Jimmy at number 35 in the fearsome 100. Do you remember the title of Little Jimmy's other top ten hit?
13. Many former number one hits made that list of 100 horrors, including "My Heart Will Go On" from 1998. Who had the hit we would all now like to forget?
14. At number 26 on the awful 100 was a song called "No Way No Way", much remembered for the fact that the band, four young females, could not really sing that well. Who were they?
15. True Steppers, Dane Bowers and an ex-Spice Girl gave us the 54th song on the list of shame. "Out Of Your Mind" was actually a number two hit in the year 2000, but who was the former Spice Girl who helped it achieve notoriety?
16. Quite a lot of the songs that appeared in the horrible 100 were former number one hits. And quite a lot of them were performed by current or former soap stars. "Perfect Moment", voted in at number 65, came under both these categories. Can you name the guilty actress?
17. Just creeping into the 100 at number 98 come the duo of Chas and Dave, who treated us to a song called "Rabbit" in 1980. What were the surnames of Chas and Dave?
18. Covering a classic like "Suspicious Minds" can be a bad idea. Certainly so for the artist who was voted number 32 in our list of torture. Who was guilty of a bad cover version?
19. The Tweets blessed us with the dreaded "Birdie Song" back in 1981. We got our revenge by voting it the 31st worst pop song ever. Did it actually reach number one when first hatched?
20. "The Lady In Red" was number one in the UK charts for three whole weeks in 1986. Time has not been kind to this song either, as it was voted number 24 on the horrors list. Who probably will not appreciate the honour?
21. Another classic that possibly should not be covered by anyone is "Unchained Melody". Who did such a terrible job that it was voted 41st worst pop song?
22. At number 92 on the list of shame was a tasty song by Fat Les. What was the title of this former number two hit?
23. Poor old Starship. They got themselves a hit single in the 80s, and we then decided it was one of the worst songs ever made. Which one of this band's hits don't some of us like anymore?
24. Much loved by holidaymakers in the 1970s, "Y Viva Espana" is now much reviled. (Possibly by those same, now embarrassed, holidaymakers) Who was cruel enough to inflict this merry little tune upon us?
25. If you could bear to watch the show or even if the thought gave you nightmares and you just read all about in the press, you will possibly know who has the stigma of having the "worst pop song ever made" haunting them forever. And the winner is....
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